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Taiwan, Tainan
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Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accreditation. WASC is the Accrediting Commission for Schools, part of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and its accreditation process emphasizes a school's focus on student learning, clear schoolwide goals, and ongoing external/internal evaluation for continuous improvement. IBST's WASC status confirms public recognition of its college-preparatory program and transcript integrity, and it facilitates transfer of credits to other English-speaking schools. The school completed an initial WASC visit in 2013 (candidacy), went through a self-study and full review in 2016, and received a six-year accreditation; a follow-up/review cycle occurred through 2019 and again in 2022, with the school being fully accredited by WASC for another six years and a mid-cycle visit in 2025. See the WASC Accreditation page for the sequence and current status; the 2022 self-study confirms “IBST is fully accredited by WASC for another 6 years,” and the 2025 mid-cycle notes ongoing progress.
2025 NNKEH NIFTy Winners: IBST earned top recognitions at the National Forensics Tournament (NIFTy). Specifically, Best Speaker was awarded to a IBST student (Benson), and IBST participated among top teams with other schools; the event's official winner list includes IBST among the awardees.
The International Bilingual School at Tainan-Science-Park (IBST) is an English-medium program within the National Nanke International Experimental High School campus in the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Founded in 2006 as part of NNKIEH, IBST serves students in Grades 1–12 and was officially named IBST in 2012. The school provides a public, co-educational, college-preparatory program built on a western-style curriculum, with English as the language of instruction and Mandarin required as a first or second language. Mandarin and Chinese as a Second Language are taught within the Chinese language program, alongside AP courses in upper grades. The campus sits in a high-tech science park environment, offering exposure to multinational companies, universities, and research institutes. IBST emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration, and communication as School-Wide Learning Outcomes in a diverse, international student body representing about 14 countries. The school supports a range of co-curricular activities, including robotics, debate, MUN, and performing arts.
